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KA, GHS student-athletes attempt to beat the heat

Area high school football teams and marching bands are dealing with extreme heat as they begin practices in preparation for . . .

State’s retirement system gets low rankings

A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near . . .

GCSO investigating Saturday drowning at Grenada Lake

The body of a white male was recovered from the North Abutment near the boat ramp at Grenada Lake Saturday . . .

With insurrection investigation underway, the nation’s eyes turn toward Bennie Thompson

Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison: Almost all of the Washington, D.C., political power structure and the . . .

L.Q. “Sonny” Raper

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Duck Hill Baptist Church for Mr . . .

History Is Lunch: Susannah Ural, "The Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project"
By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 102 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 11:48 AM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Archives & History:

On July 21, 2021, Susannah J. Ural presented "The Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 157 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:12 PM
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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Western wildfires calm down in cool weather, but losses grow
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Mon, 07/26/2021 - 11:16 PM
INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Cooler weather on Tuesday helped calm two gigantic wildfires in the U.S. West, but a tally of property losses mounted as authorities got better access to a tiny California community savaged by flames last weekend and to a remote area of southern Oregon where the nation's largest blaze is burning.
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Thousands march in Hungary Pride parade to oppose LGBT law
By JUSTIN SPIKE - Associated Press, 69 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 11:03 AM
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Rising anger over the policies of Hungary's right-wing government filled the streets of the country's capital on Saturday as thousands of LGBT supporters marched in the annual Budapest Pride parade.
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17-year-old Nicholas Dunlap wins US Junior Amateur
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 06:39 PM
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Nicholas Dunlap won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday at The Country Club of North Carolina, beating Cohen Trolio 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final.
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At surreal Olympics, a careful dance to push Tokyo tourism
By CLAIRE GALOFARO - AP National Writer, 76 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 01:16 AM
TOKYO (AP) — The tour bus arrived after nightfall at the closed museum’s back door. Its passengers climbed out with reflective yellow bands dangling from their media credentials so they could be easily identified as journalists in quarantine for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Strong thunderstorm moving through county
By Staff Report, 246 Reads
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 05:23 PM
According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, a "STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN GRENADA COUNTY UNTIL 5:45 p.m. CDT."
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Rental assistance not getting out
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Thu, 07/22/2021 - 09:24 PM
The oodles of money thrown by the federal government over the past year and a half at virtually every enterprise and adult in this country has avoided an economic meltdown, although what all this borrowing means for the future is still to be determined.
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County Land Transactions: July 12-18
By Staff Report, 192 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 05:05 PM
Below are the Land Transactions from July 12-18, as obtained from the Grenada County Chancery Clerk's Office:

Q: Joyce Edwards to Joe Goins, .38 acres of S18, T22, R5 Grenada County

Q: James Swims to Joe Goins, .38 acres of S18, T22, R5, Grenada County
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Dr. Dobbs: Cut him some slack
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Wed, 07/21/2021 - 09:48 PM
Dr. Thomas Dobbs sometimes lets his frustration with those who are making it harder to beat the COVID-19 pandemic get the best of him.
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